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Do you feel overwhelmed with your todo list? Is "creating fulfilling happiness" missing from that list? Everyday Happiness with Katie Jefcoat is here to help you. In 2-minutes a day, over time, you’ll discover how to reduce overwhelm and create lasting happiness through Katie’s signature method of Intentional Margins, happiness science, and musings about life. Start your day with a positive mindset. Many of us can get deep in the feeling of overwhelm. The anxiety of our own ambition can weigh heavily on our thoughts and emotions. We lay down and close our eyes at night and our chest begins to feel heavy. More items on the to-do list than the day before. How will we ever going to get off the hamster wheel of to-dos? When are we going to start living life for more than the hustle? As a recovering lawyer and passion driven entrepreneur, Katie knew something had to change. What she found is that you can have harmony, be intentionally productive and create massive impact, all at the same time - without feeling guilty. So she asked herself a simple question: "How can I get off the hamster wheel and how can I show others how to do the same? She knew she'd had a system for herself, but she’d never put it into defining words. On August 15, 2019, she sat down at her dining room table with her friend Jenna (her business bestie). Post-It notes covering the table. This is where she first defined the concept of Intentional Margins. What are Intentional Margins? INTENTIONAL MARGINS™ (n): A buffer of space and time to create harmony between your to-do’s and your priorities. Now you can get the support you need to manage your overwhelm, one little tip at a time. Regardless of the industry, Everyday Happiness blends inspiration with a pragmatic approach to finding Harmony. You'll be encouraged to throw “balance” out the window for a more achievable approach called harmony. Through Intentional Margins™, you'll be encouraged to develop what harmony means to you, by identifying your priorities at work and at home. Every day, we'll end the podcast help you feel equipped to jump off the hamster wheel of overwhelm and go out there and crush your day. --About the Host-- Katie Jefcoat is a community curator, speaker, author and motivator who supports ambitious women (and a few good men) move from feeling hectic to harmonious. As a recovering trial lawyer, she knows first hand what it feels like to have a demanding job. As an entrepreneur with a passion that lights her hair on fire and a busy family she’s in the thick of it with you. Many people strive for balance and think overwhelm is just a part of life. Sadly, the hustle culture and our never-ending to-do list is creating a life where our priorities are getting the leftover scraps of time. Katie introduces people to what she calls - Intentional Margins™ - a kind of life in which they reduce randomness, create harmony between their to-dos and their priorities and intentionally enjoy the meaningful parts of life - without feeling guilty. Without exposure to a different way, we remain stuck on the hamster wheel of to-dos and never find the “balance” we yearn for. Katie works diligently to expose her community to different ways of doing things, because she fundamentally believes we deserve to make time for our priorities. We deserve to live a life of harmony. And it’s within our control to create it. Katie curates a smorgasbord of content related to managing your calendar, handling overwhelm, setting boundaries, reducing randomness, saying no, self-care, the power of your choices, and more in her Intentional Margins™ Membership Community -- which she calls the coziest virtual coffee shop (on Facebook). Connect and learn more at www.katiejefcoat.com.
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Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Do you have a tribe of people who lift you up and inspire you to be better? In this podcast, we talk about the benefits of surrounding ourselves with good people with our happiness. Tune in to find out!
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Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in about 2 minutes a day, through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life.
I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and I want to walk into a coffee shop that has good vibes. Are you the same? Well, I’ve been thinking about this concept when it comes to social media. We’re all in control of what we consume, right? This concept was brought to my attention in a call recently in my membership community. The idea that what we look at, what we listen to, and how we communicate is so important. Eyes. Ears. Mouth.
That means, if your social media is all models and you are trying to lose weight and looking at that stuff makes you feel like crap, you can change that. You can curate your social media feed.
I can already hear you … but what if my curating of social media means I only see people with similar views, especially politically. I don’t want to be in an echo chamber. I love that you are thinking this way. People that listen to this podcast, think globally. So, I caution you that it can be a slippery slope. But if a person or a topic is triggering to you, you don’t have to look at it. And you certainly don’t have to engage.
When I created the Intentional Margins membership community on Facebook, it was designed as a place for inclusivity, and all good vibes! You knew what you were going to get, no matter what, you would be met with kindness and value. Those are the people we attract and the members don’t put up with negativity. It’s just not what we do.
So I encourage you to find your tribe. Whether it’s on social or in real life. You get to be around people that lift you up. You get to consume social media for what it was intended to be, fun! Where you can connect with others and cheer people on, that’s kindness, and don’t we all need a little more of that in our day to day.
I look at social media as my virtual coffee shop. And I get to choose who I sit down next to (and eavesdrop on). I get to choose who I chat with. I get to choose who I invite to sit at my table. I’m in control of the conversation, the tone, the kindness, - it’s my table. If you don’t want to sit with me, that’s cool, you have your own table too. We all get a table. We all get to invite whoever we want to sit with us. And if you want to linger a little longer, have that inspired coffee chat that turns into lunch, then I will invite you to come over to the membership community where we dig in deeper and I can introduce you to others that have the same vibe as you.
Let’s connect on social at @everydayhappinesswithkatie and use the hashtags #IntentionalMargins and #everydayhappinesswithkatie on Instagram so we can cheer you on with whatever you are doing!
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And, let’s connect on social at @everydayhappinesswithkatie and join the community on the hashtags #IntentionalMargins and #everydayhappinesswithkatie on Instagram
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